It’s all dark and threatening to rain outside and there’s no hot chocolate to be found in my building. I’m debating if venturing off to one of the other buildings is worth the hope of finding hot chocolate mix. When something runs out on both floors of my building it’s most likely been in high demand in the other break rooms around our campus as well. I want a hot beverage; I just don’t want tea. This sort of weather calls for slightly sweet, creamy hot chocolate… mmmmmmmm. Of course, I also wish I could have a nice comfy couch with a snuggly afghan in front of a warm fire while sipping on that hot chocolate… not going to happen, unfortunately.

I have the second Husband sock with me today so that I can work on it at a talk I’m going to after work. Jessamyn West is giving a talk on “The Information Poor and the Information Don’t Care: Small Libraries and the Digital Divide” at the King Library on campus. Since The Husband has to work till at least 9 pm tonight, I thought it would be more fun than being home alone. I also figure that The Husband sock will be a good project to work on while listening. I just picked up the gusset stitches last night, so once I’m thought the gusset decreases it will be non-thinking knitting for a good bit.

Another nice thing about tonight is I get to go to Peanuts (if it’s open… I’ve never tried to go there at night). Peanuts is down a little ways and right across the street from the library. A lot of people would probably be loathe to go in… it doesn’t look like all that much, and some people beg off cause I usually describe it as a greasy spoon (how else would you describe a grill that makes breakfast all day?). They make fabulous cheesesteaks (geez, my mouth is watering just thinking about it and I’m not even hungry at the moment). What is even better is they let me order my cheesesteak with chicken instead of beef and mushrooms instead of peppers. It’s hot and gooey and only $5. Since I don’t get downtown very often, these cheesesteaks have become a rare treat that I get whenever the opportunity presents itself.

I have to go wipe the drool off my chin now…